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Just as rumors indicated yesterday, Amazon has announced a new licensing deal with Viacom that will add TV shows from its networks -- MTV, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, Spike, Nickelodeon and the rest -- to the Prime Instant Video service. There's still no word on any potential spinning off...

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Amazon will announce web video deal with Viacom that will put it in a great spot to compete more directly with Netflix, reports Reuters. Amazon's Prime Instant Video has usually been an add-on for Amazon Prime customers, but Viacom owns a boatlaod of content that could make Amazon's video...

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Meanwhile, TV viewership of the New York Giants' 21-17 defeat over the New England Patriots remained flat, if not a bit down, from last year. Twitter connected last night on its hashtag Hail Mary. The social service set a new record during Super Bowl XLVI--12,233 tweets per second at the...

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So far, 2012 has been quiet for Amazon's all-you-can-eat video streaming service, but that could change soon as Reuters cites anonymous sources claiming the retailer will lock up a deal with Viacom (Paramount Studios, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike, etc.) soon. That would reportedly be one of the final steps to...

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Amazon's on-demand streaming video offering just got a whole lot more attractive. The company announced today that they signed a deal with Viacom, allowing them to offer thousands of new videos from sources like MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, BET and Nickelodeon, among others. In total, Amazon Prime will have over...

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Viacom is apparently using a strong tactic in its contract negotiations with DirecTV — the TV provider now says that it will lose access to a total of 26 Viacom channels (including MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and more) as of July 10th if a deal isn't reached. For its...

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Social video network Twitvid has closed another acquisition today, following its March deal which involved bringing the team from daily deals aggregator Frugalo on board. Today, the company is announcing it has acquired Cull TV, an independent music video sharing site, which CTO John Hurliman describes as a little bit like Pandora...

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Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that it has inked a deal with another major content provider — Viacom — to bring shows from networks like MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, TV Land VH1 to its Prime Instant Video subscription service....

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15 Lebanese governmental sites were taken down this morning by a group of hackers identifying themselves as, “Raise Your Voice,” Reuters reports. The 15 websites, which Now Lebanon describes as “redundant”, all featured the same message, calling for an improvement in living standards, and for the Lebanese government to bring...

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The much hyped, yet highly secretive Airtime, founded by Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning, has finally revealed itself to be We first heard wind of the startup back in September, where we only knew it was operating in the live video space. At the time, Parker hoped his company would, and we...

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MTV viewers in the UK can now use a catch-up service and watch 24 hours or a week of past programming. MTV On Demand (MTV OD) means that fans of the channel can now watch their favourite shows when it suits them. The service charges a fee of £2 for...

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The company behind NoSQL database MongoDB, 10gen, has raised $42 million in new funding in a round led by New Enterprise Associates with participation from prior backers Sequoia Capital, Union Square Ventures and Flybridge Capital. The company has raised over $73 million to date. The proceeds of the fresh financing...

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US operator Sprint has announced the release of its SprintTV iOS app, which brings on-the-go access to TV and video content to its customers. The app allows its iPhone-owners using Sprint to catch live TV and video-on-demand content on their device for free. The programming selection includes news, sports and...

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If being able to stream episodes of Jersey Shore is what it takes to get customers to pay for Prime, Amazon is willing to go the distance. The company has just signed an agreement with Viacom that will add content from nine channels, including MTV and Comedy Central, to...

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Movile has spent the last decade providing content to Latin American audiences primarily on feature phones through partnerships with mobile carriers. Now Movile, which is based in Brazil, is looking to target Latino audiences globally, including in the U.S. and Europe. It’s doing that with an office in Mountain View,...

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Twitter users sent 12,233 tweets per second at the end of last night’s big game. The Super Bowl halftime show featuring Madonna saw 10,245 tweets per second. Just one month ago, the service saw 9,420 tweets per second during a Sunday football game featuring Tim Tebow. For contrast, Twitter saw...

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If you, or your kids, wish to view the dionysian exploits of Newcastle's finest at any hour of the day, then you're in luck. MTV has unveiled an online on-demand service in the UK that will allow you to binge-watch Geordie Shore and other shows of its ilk for...

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Viacom has removed Daily Show episodes, among others, from its official websites. Viacom So, Viacom and DirecTV are unhappy with each other. Viacom wants more money, specifically, "a fee increase of more than 30 percent, amounting to more than $1 billion in additional costs over five years," according to...

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Microsoft loves to bring together late night television and the Xbox. The Kinect (née Project Natal) was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon just one week after being unveiled, and Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski last year stopped by his studio to premiere Gears of War 3. (You could arguably...

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Pinterest rival Fancy, which thinks it has figured out social commerce (or at least, before Pinterest did), is announcing today that it has reached 1 million users as well as an average of $50,000 worth of commerce through its service each week. To help further grow its shopping platform, which...

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First, it was the lifestyle apps. Then, it was the media apps. Now, video apps are reporting huge growth numbers from launching Timeline-friendly features for Facebook. Today, Facebook issued some interesting stats from a slew of video companies, including heavy hitters such as Vevo and Viddy. These apps are...

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MTV is unveiling an update to its Music Meter mobile app today. This is version 2.0, and also the first version to abandon the “beta testing” label, suggesting that MTV has worked out any early kinks — and is ready to make money. The app first launched in March 2011...

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In the latest twist in Viacom's ongoing dispute with satellite provider DirecTV, the company has restored web access to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, two of its most popular shows. Viacom pulled the shows offline last week in an attempt to stir up anger against DirecTV —...

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Group Commerce, a company that provides publishers, media companies and brands with a versatile e-commerce platform, has raised just south of $21 million in new funding according to a regulatory filing that surfaces earlier this morning. To date, Group Commerce had raised $18 million from investors like Spark Capital, Carmel...

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Bathtime isn't just for luxuriating in champs and bubbles as part of an MTV-guided tour of your Manhattan high-rise (we're looking at you Ms. Carey). It's also for taking some well-deserved time off to undo pent up stress and get yourself clean with the help of an audiovisual assault....

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Bob Pittman helped build MTV, and then he helped build AOL. Both, at the time, were brand-new ways to deliver and consume media, and they helped reshape entire industries. So what is he doing running a radio and billboard company? The Clear Channel CEO explained his newest job choice to...

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tape.tv has been around for a while – since July 2008 to be exact. It operates like a mix between an online version of MTV and Pandora. Just like the latter service, on Tape.tv users can skip, like or dislike the videos as they play, so the service starts to...